Nationalism has been defined as
follows:
"loyalty and devotion to a nation;
especially : a sense of national
consciousness exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on
promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other nations or
supranational groups."
The
author of your quotation contends that nationalism tends to lead to war. There are
certainly many examples of this in history. The Nazis, for example, believed that the
German nation was superior to all others. Thus, they embarked on a campaign of
conquering their neighbors (such as Poland, Russia, France) and slaughtering
Jews.
The author states that nationionalism often leads to
dissension and distress. Dissension means
division and disagreement between different people or groups. Distress means suffering
or discomfort.
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